Rickettsia Rickettssii causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever, characterized by a rash (initially on extremities), fever, and headache, stemming from damage to blood vessels.
Rickettsia Rickettssii, Rocky Mountain benekli hummasına neden olur ve özellikle ekstremitelerde başlayan döküntü, ateş ve baş ağrısı gibi belirtilerle kendini gösterir.
| Front | Rickettsia Rickettssii Clinical |
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| Back | Rocky mountain spotted fever - mainly eastern US (Maryland to Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri, Ohio, Tenn, Ark, Tex). Summer months. Damage to blood vessels rash, Fever, rash (on extremities first), headache, nausea, muscle aches. cutaneous necrosis at bite site Difficult to diagnose since cannot culture (need cell |
Tags: gram_neg
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